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As for oil pan removal, well, if the engine is already in the car, then it's a bit more work.
"A bit more work."
What do mean by this? Here, I'll make a list as I've done it and you are speculating.
0) Jack up car, place on jack stands.
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1) Drain oil.
2) Disconnect down pipe from exhaust manifold.
2a) Support engine, remove crossmember and roll stoppers, if you're doing it right.
2b) Remove transmission dust plate.
2c) Remove oil return.
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3) Remove oil pan.
4) Remove the bolts and crush washers currently residing in the already drilled and tapped bosses for the oil squirters found in every 4g61.
5) Install the oil squirters and crush washers.
6) Install oil pan, preferably with a new gasket.
6a) Throw gasket away and use proper sealant.
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7) Reconnect downpipe.
Yes it was a personal insult. You are speculating as to the work required and not speaking from experience. And yes you are absolutely discouraging their use.
This is confusing, and disappointing, because all I've done is disagree with the need to install them in an engine if they were not there originally. Nor would I take them out if they were there. They are 100% not required in a turbo motor, and their lack won't cause any problems. Not a single insult was spoken in your direction, but you seem to have taken my words personally. You're putting words in my mouth when you say I am discouraging their use. I am discouraging their INSTALLATION, again, if they didn't come on the engine. Even if there's spots for them. Why bother, when they're a luxury...not a necessity. I feel I keep repeating myself...
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If you think they are useful and perform a desirable function then why wouldn't you install them when doing so is very simple?
The same reason I wouldn't turbocharge my daily driver if it was N/A...it's not needed for a successful drive. Sure, it's a great OPTION, but at $15 each, plus bolts (if required), I don't consider them 'de rigeur'. Useful and desireable doesn't always mean NECESSARY.
Now, if you can't accept my opinion, and it is simply that, that's not my problem. I'm not PMing people to tell them not to install them, I don't have a quarterly 'anti-squirter newsletter' that I send out, and I don't have radio or television spots. I state my opinion, I defend my opinion, and I do it without resorting to insults. If you feel I don't have the proper mechanical experience, that's completely your prerogative, and it's my prerogative to chuckle about it.